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Trump’s First Executive Order May Be a Military Purge (newrepublic.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by TokenBoomer to c/progressivepolitics

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The order could place the military under the president’s total command, like never before.

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[–] TheKracken 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Do you want a military coup? Because that's how you get a military coup.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At this point? Fuck it. Why not? Do it.

[–] WhatAmLemmy 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

At this point I'd wager a US military leadership coup + 4 years of marshal law would result in better governance than anyone in the Republican party leading. After 4 more years of an unrestricted Trump, not so sure.

[–] surph_ninja 4 points 2 weeks ago

Kind of already happened last round. There’s reports Mark Milley staged somewhat of a soft coup with the joint chiefs, and then they withheld troop numbers from him when he ordered a withdrawal from Afghanistan.